Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance
Issue 36 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Monday, March 25, 2002
(49)
[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met at 1:00 p.m., this day, in room 505, Victoria Building, the Chair, the Honourable Senator Murray, P.C., presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Banks, Beaudoin, Cook, Cools, Doody, Ferretti Barth, Johnson, Kinsella, Mahovlich, Murray, P.C., Taylor, Tunney and Wiebe (13).
In attendance: Mr. Guy Beaumier, Research Officer, Library of Parliament.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on March 20, 2002, the Committee continued its examination of Bill C-49, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on December 10, 2001.
WITNESSES:
From the Air Industry Merger, B.C. Consortium and the B.C. Aviation Council:
Mr. Alan Baydala
From Hawk Air B.C:
Mr. David Menzies
From the Air Line Pilots Association:
Captain Kent Hardisty, President, Canada Board;
Mr. Dan Adamus, Chairman, Legislative Affairs
From the Department of Finance:
Ms Marlene Legare, Acting Director, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch;
Mr. Serge Dupont, General Director, Tax Policy Branch;
Mr. John Davies, Senior Economist, International Finance and Economic Analysis Division, International Trade and Finance;
Mr. Gérard Lalonde, Senior Chief, Tax Legislation Division.
From the Department of Transport:
Mr. William Elliott, Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety and Security Group
From Office of Infrastructure and Crown Corporations Canada:
Mr. Robert Hilton, Senior Program Advisor.
It was agreed to move to clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill.
It was agreed to proceed by considering the groups of clauses in each part of the bill.
It was agreed to stand the title and clause 1 of the bill.
It was agreed that Ms Legare, Mr. Dupont, Mr. Davies and Mr. Lalonde of the Department of Finance, Mr. Elliott of the Department of Finance and Mr. Hilton of the Office of Infrastructure and Crown Corporations be allowed to answer questions from members of the committee.
It was moved by the Honourable Senator Johnson that clause 2 be amended on page 6 by replacing lines 5 to 9 with the following:
``ment as directors, two must be nominees submitted by the representatives of aerodrome operators designated under that section whom the Minister considers suitable for appointment as directors and two must be nominees submitted by the bargaining agents for screening officers employed at aerodromes in Canada whom the Minister considers suitable for appointments as directors.''
The question being put on the motion, it was rejected on the following division:
YEAS
Beaudoin, Doody, Johnson, Kinsella.
NAYS
Banks, Cools, Cook, Ferretti-Barth, Mahovlich, Taylor.
ABSTENTION
Murray.
It was agreed that clauses 2 to 4 carry on division.
It was moved by the Honourable Senator Doody that the Bill be amended:
on pages 13 to 76, by deleting Part 2;
by renumbering Parts 3, 4, 5 and 6 as Parts 2, 3, 4 and 5 and any cross-references thereto accordingly; and
by renumbering clauses 12 to 47 as clauses 5 to 40 and any cross-references thereto accordingly.
The question being put on the motion, it was rejected on division.
It was moved by the Honourable Senator Kinsella that clause 11 be amended on page 76 by replacing lines 30 to 33 with the following:
``11. This Part comes into force on September 1, 2002.''
The question being put on the motion, it was rejected on division.
It was agreed that clauses 5 to 11 carry on division.
It was agreed that clauses 12 to 19 carry.
It was agreed that clauses 20 to 44 carry.
It was agreed that clause 45 and 46 carry.
It was agreed that clause 47 carry.
It was agreed that the title and clause 1 carry.
It was agreed that the bill carry on division.
It was agreed that the Chairman report the Bill without amendment to the Senate.
AT 4:05 pm. the committee continued its sitting in camera to discuss the draft report on the Bill. After discussion, it was agreed that observations not be appended to the report.
At 4:07 p.m., committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Tõnu Onu
Clerk of the Committee